Melissa Mclaughlin is an experienced leader, with a strong research focus in widening participation in education and more currently in female leadership. She has a multidisciplinary background with qualifications in health, mental health, environmental science, educational leadership and occupational psychology. Melissa is one of two Deputy Heads of School for Healthcare Management at Arden University. Melissa currently focuses on our postgraduate provisions in school, this includes our Master of Public Health and MSc in Global Health Management.  

Stephanie West joined Arden University in November 2020 as Head of the School of Health and Care Management. In addition to her wealth of healthcare industry experience, career as an optician, and PhD study in contact lens material chemistry, Stephanie has held a number of senior academic and leadership positions in health, social care, and applied science faculties at a variety of universities around the UK.

I have over 15 years experience working in Higher Education in a range of academic leadership and management posts. I was appointed Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business at Arden University in May 2023 where I have a range of responsibilities focused on growing the Faculty and enhancing student experience. Prior to this role I was Head of School at Coventry University and I also held posts at Oxford Brookes and University of West of England.

Dr Serkan Ceylan joint us from the University of Southampton, first, as our Head of School of Supply Chain, Logistics and Project Management before he was promoted as the first Associate Dean within Arden University. Serkan now holds the title of Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business. Serkan is playing a key role in the field of project management (PM), he delivered short courses to practitioners as a certified trainer for several PM qualifications incl. PRINCE2 and AgilePM and has been a programme director for the MSc PM.

I have over 20 years of experience in the Higher Education sector gained from multiple roles – these have ranged from teaching in the classroom right through to senior management positions.

I currently hold a dual strategic leadership position as Dean of the Faculty of Business at Arden University and I’m very proud to have been appointed as Arden’s first ever Dean, giving me the exciting opportunity to build a Faculty from scratch. I am also the Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) at Arden University.